ArticleBMC cancer2022
Circulating levels of PCSK9, ANGPTL3 and Lp(a) in stage III breast cancers.
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- Role of PCSK9 in breast cancer: a systematic review of its mechanistic pathways and clinical relevance.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Role of PCSK9 in hallmarks of cancer: From mechanisms to interventions (Review).Oncology letters · 2026Review
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- Revisiting the Lipid-Cancer Axis: PCSK9, ANGPTL3, and CETP as Emerging Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Oncology.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- ANGPTL3, Apo CIII, Leptin and Triglycerides Are Elevated in Metastatic Prostate Cancer.Cancers · 2026Article
- PCSK9 expression and cancer survival: a prognostic biomarker at the intersection of oncology and geroscience.GeroScience · 2026Article
- PCSK9 in Cancer: Biological Mechanisms and Implications for Therapeutic Resistance.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Elevated serum lipoprotein(a) as a prognostic marker for reduced survival in pancreatic cancer.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Lipid Profile, PCSK9, ANGPTL3 and Lipoprotein (a) Levels in Men Diagnosed With Localized High-Grade Prostate Cancer and Men At-Risk of Prostate Cancer.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- The Expression of the LDLR, LDLRAP1, and PCSK9 Genes has Prognostic Significance in Triple-negative Breast Cancer.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Correction: Circulating levels of PCSK9, ANGPTL3 and lp(a) in stage III breast cancers.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- The functions of apolipoproteins and lipoproteins in health and disease.Molecular biomedicine · 2024Review
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- Effects of PCSK9 on thrombosis and haemostasis in a variety of metabolic states: Lipids and beyond (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2024Review
- Circulating lipids, lipid-lowering drug targets, and breast cancer risk: Comprehensive evidence from Mendelian randomization and summary data-based Mendelian randomization.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Causal relationship between lipid-lowering drugs and ovarian cancer, cervical cancer: a drug target mendelian randomization study.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Prognostic Value ofCancers · 2024Article
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- Targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9): from bench to bedside.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024Review
- Current Understanding of PCSK9 and Its Relevance to Cancer Prognosis and Immune Therapy: A Review.Iranian journal of pathology · 2024Review
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Abstract
background / synopsisCholesterol and lipids play an important role in sustaining tumor growth and metastasis in a large variety of cancers. ANGPTL3 and PCSK9 modify circulating cholesterol levels, thus availability of lipids to peripheral cells. Little is known on the role, if any, of circulating lipid-related factors such as PCSK9, ANGPTL3 and lipoprotein (a) in cancers. OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE: To compare circulating levels of PCSK9, ANGPTL3, and Lp(a) in women with stage III breast cancer versus women with premalignant or benign breast lesions.
methodsTwenty-three plasma samples from women diagnosed with a stage III breast cancer (ductal, lobular or mixed) were matched for age with twenty-three plasma samples from women bearing premalignant (stage 0, n = 9) or benign (n = 14) breast lesions. The lipid profile (Apo B, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides levels) and Lp(a) were measured on a Roche Modular analytical platform, whereas LDL levels were calculated with the Friedewald formula. ANGPTL3 and PCSK9 plasma levels were quantitated by ELISA. All statistical analyses were performed using SAS software version 9.4.
resultsPCSK9 levels were significantly higher in women with stage III breast cancer compared to age-matched counterparts presenting a benign lesion (95.9 ± 27.1 ng/mL vs. 78.5 ± 19.3 ng/mL, p < 0.05, n = 14). Moreover, PCSK9 levels positively correlated with breast disease severity (benign, stage 0, stage III) (Rho = 0.34, p < 0.05, n = 46). In contrast, ANGPTL3 and Lp(a) plasma levels did not display any association with breast disease status and lipids did not correlate with disease severity.
conclusionIn this small cohort of 46 women, PCSK9 levels tended to increase with the severity of the breast disease. Given that PCSK9 plays an important role in maintaining cholesterolemia, and a potential role in tumor evasion, present results warrant further investigation into a possible association between PCSK9 levels and breast cancer severity in larger cohorts of women.
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